The red star and roundel are the symbols of organisations, which share a century of existence, a century with a full quota of conflict as well as harmony.
The Russian red star has maintained its impact in the 100 years since the revolution. The RAF’s red, white and blue roundel has seen action in the air worldwide – including over Russia – for the same period.
Philip Wilkinson had forty years of RAF service – the final three-and-a-half were in Russia. With this unusual double qualification, he examines the dynamics of the Russia-RAF relationship, sometimes as allies, sometimes as adversaries. Drawing on personal reminiscences, official records and recollections of surviving veterans of RAF service in Russia during the Second World War, the narrative ranges from light-hearted to often sombre memories.
It goes from brutal combat in the early years of the intervention to mild language difficulties later, from innocent misunderstandings to deliberate deception, and from cultural contrasts to aesthetic links.
Les avis sur le produit RED STAR AND ROUNDEL-A SHARED CENTURY